
Water Beads
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Norther Shoveler Reflection
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Bufflehead At The Pond
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Hen Looking
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Hooded Merganser Flight
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Northern Pintail Beauty
A handsome Male Northern Pintail at a nearby pond.

Wonderful Flight
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Beautiful Necklace
The Brants are a salwater-specific geese. Wintering at the Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon.

Geese Chating
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Spectacular Departure
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A Pair Of Mallards
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Bufflehead Pair Departing
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A Pair Of Ruddy Ducks
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Playful Mergansers
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Hooded Merganser At The Pond
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Cackler Portrait
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Fall Reflection
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American Coots Antics
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Spectacular Arrival
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Sunny Autumn Afternoon
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At The Estuary
Pintails in flight displaying their beautiful plumage.

Ringed-necked Male Duck
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Horned Grebe
The Horned Grebes are rare in the Pacific Northwest. This nonbreeding Grebe with more subdued plumage. Salem, Oregon.

Harlequin Splendor
The exquisite male Harlequin Duck plumage is an invitation to photograph as soon as they come to winter in the coastal grounds. Newport, Oregon.

Harlequin At Cobble Beach
Cobble Beach at the Yaquina Head Lightouse. Newport, Oregon.

Elegant Western Grebe
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Grebe And Northern Shoveler
A Female Northern Shoveler, and a Pied-billed Grebe at a nearby lake in Salem, Oregon.

Grebe At The pond
A quiet moment at a nearby pond, a Pied-billed Grebe was enjoying the nice morning.

At The Pond
A beautiful pair of Goldeneye enjoying a crisp morning at the pond nearby.

Shorebird Wonder
A striking Marbled Godwit at the Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon.

Marbled Godwit Flight
At the Yaquina Bay Estuary. Newport, Oregon.

Pintails At The Estuary
At the Yaquina Bay Estuary. Newport, Oregon.

By The Waters Edge
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Another Summer Day
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Sunset Reflection
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Hooded Merganser Reflection
A beautiful rim light illuminating this cute female Hooded Merganser during a quiet moment at the pond.

Merganser Splashing
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Wigeon Reflected
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Golden Eye Reflection
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Pintails On The Go
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Coot Chase
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Hooded Merganser Departure
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By the Lake Shore
A handsome Male Lesser Scaup enjoying a quiet morning.

Quiet Morning
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Pintail And Wigeons
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Wigeons in Flight
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Grand Appearance
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Coot Reflection
Coots are not the prettiest waterfowl, but they are the most fun to watch when they chase each other.

Tiny Wonder
The smallest of ducks, the Green-winged Teal is a beautiful sight.

Before Dusk
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Off They Go
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Northern Shovelers Flying
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Swimming At The Jetty
A Loon swimming at the South Jetty. Newport, Oregon.

Hooded Merganser At The Pond
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Fast Flyer
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Flight Over Driftwood
A day at the beach, is always a good day!

Brant's Elegance
Extraordinary migratory travelers come all the way from the high Arctic to the Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon. The white neck lace ring gives them an elegant look.

Wigeon At The Lake
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Autumn Picturesque Scene
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The Joy Of Flying
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Coot Romp
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Small Flock
A small flock of beautiful of Green-winged Teals at the Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge. South of Salem, Oregon.

Marbled Godwit
At The Yaquina Bay Estuary. In Newport, Oregon.

Plumage Beauty
A Killdeer at The Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon. I like the elegant beauty of their feathers!

End of the Journey
Arriving at the Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon. From a long journey flight!

Brant Pair
At the Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon. Yearly migration from the Mid Canadian Artic. Love their elegant white necklace.

Pintail Pair
At Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon.

Sandpiper at the Estuary
There is always an opportunity to photograph beautiful Wildlife at the Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon.

Bufflehead
At the Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon.

Estuary Visitor
At the Yaquina Bay Estuary in Newport, Oregon

Extremely Fast
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Wet Feet
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By the Pond
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The Lone Flier
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Spring Duckling
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A Happy Family
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